Continuing Education System (CES)

A minimum of two Core LUs related to knowledge on Indigenous history, Truth and Reconciliation, and/or engagement (‘Indigenous Peoples Learning’) must be earned and reported each reporting period. The full requirements for Indigenous Peoples Learning can be found in the Practice Guideline: Continuing Education System (CES).

Indigenous Peoples Learning Requirement Overview

• These two Core LUs are included within the minimum Core LU requirement.
• For this learning to be considered Core, it must be a structured activity. A structured learning activity must include a component that permits learners to interact with the instructor or receive informative feedback through the learning resources (i.e. attending a live webinar where you have the ability to ask questions of the presenter or completing an online course with a quiz).
• LUs for this mandatory requirement cannot be carried forward. They must be earned and reported each reporting period.
• Architects AIBC who elect to complete CES requirements via the Canadian reciprocity option must also fulfill this requirement and self-report it directly to the AIBC through the Registrant Portal before the reporting period deadline.
• Indigenous Peoples Learning can be completed through external providers and can be self-reported. It does not need to be taken through the AIBC.

The AIBC regularly hosts sessions on Truth and Reconciliation topics, such as Indigenous design and working with Indigenous communities, at AIBC Conference, PD Day, or webinar series programming. Upcoming Indigenous Peoples Learning activities are searchable through the “Indigenous Peoples Learning” tag on the AIBC Events Calendar.

For more information about the Indigenous Peoples Learning requirement and structured learning, refer to Practice Guideline: Continuing Education System (CES).

CES requirements for newly registered CES Participants are determined depending on the date of registration with the AIBC as follows:

*Included within the minimum Core LU requirement.

Architects registered in multiple Canadian jurisdictions may elect to report compliance with AIBC’s CES requirements by means of reciprocity. Eligible Architects can declare to the AIBC one of the Canadian provinces in which they are registered and are earning and reporting continuing education hours by submitting a Declaration of Out-of-Province CES Compliance. Following the end of the reporting period, the AIBC verifies compliance with the Architect’s declared Canadian jurisdiction for CES purposes in B.C.

It is required that a declaration be submitted for each reporting period via the Registrant Portal. Architects who elect to complete CES requirements via the Canadian reciprocity option must also fulfill the Indigenous Peoples Learning requirement and report it directly to their AIBC transcript.

For more information about the Canadian reciprocity option, refer to Practice Guideline: Continuing Education System (CES).

Under the Professional Governance Act, non-compliance with the Continuing Education System is addressed as an administrative matter. This means that after an appropriate number of notices and reminders, the suspension and/or cancellation of a CES Participant’s AIBC registration takes place for those who fail to complete CES requirements, following the process outlined in AIBC Bylaws 5.14–5.24.

If CES Participants fail to satisfy the CES requirements by the June 30 deadline, they have until the Final CES Deadline, to pay a fine and complete outstanding LU requirements. CES Participants who do not complete these actions by the Final CES Deadline, will no longer be in Good Standing, and will be suspended from the Register. Suspended CES Participants can be administratively reinstated within 90 days of suspension upon completion of all CES requirements, payment of the CES Non-Compliance, and submission of the applicable reinstatement form.

Any suspended CES Participant who remains CES non-compliant after 90 days, will have their AIBC registration cancelled, and will need to reinstate by making application to the Credentials Committee, pursuant to AIBC Bylaw 4.25.

CES Non-Compliance fines are specified in Schedule B: Fees.